Alan Smith

Outdoor Learning & Engagement Manager Cairngorms National Park Authority and John Muir Award Manager for the Cairngorms.

[Rob Bushby @rob_bushby]

@Geowalks #JohnMuirAward 'pause' now national news - @thetimes @JohnMuirTrust

https://t.co/sX0n7TBHam

[Ysgol Y Strade @Ysgol_Strade]

Some of our yr 9 learners have been busy creating a short film as part of their John Muir Award

This project is in partnership with the Carmarthenshire Youth Support Services and Jay Watts from ‘WVTTS Productions’

Follow the link to watch their film📽️
https://t.co/tmm6dr7nEf

[Rob Bushby @rob_bushby]

@Phil_Ardroy @JohnMuirTrust @ArdroyOEC ...As does a 5 min video (c/o @ArdroyOEC and @DonibristlePS)
https://t.co/FOWWJxmU74

[Phil Thompson @Phil_Ardroy]

Gutted to see the #Johnmuiraward 'paused' by the @JohnMuirTrust Countless children attending @ArdroyOEC have benefited massively from a JMA - enjoying and protecting wild places is integral to the wellbeing of future adults and the planet. Photos speak a 1000 words...

[Rob Bushby @rob_bushby]

Many will be sad & frustrated at the demise of the #JohnMuirAward - now 'paused' by @JohnMuirTrust.

Huge respect to dedicated staff & supporters who have kept it on life support as it has dangled on a shoogly peg in recent years.
A 2025 relaunch? Hmm...

https://t.co/SSyQdYb61v

[SCOTLAND: The Big Picture @ScotlandTBP]

'If you create the habitat, the animals will come.'
Rottal Estate's river re-meandering project has yielded some astonishing results...

Watch the full video, 'The role of wildlife', part of the Creating #Riverwoods series: https://t.co/M615aKpezD

@ScotWildlife @DeeWardRottal

[Andrew Thin @andrew_thin]

Hard to understate the significance of this. Strong demand from young people across Scotland for access to crofts and smallholdings. A key priority for land reform...

[Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci]

Rise of youth interest in #crofting. Why so? Because crofting is about living with the land if not necessarily entirely from the land, and in communities of place where actual reality counts for more than virtual reality. It enriches the nation as a whole: https://t.co/xY7HgglJEi

[Rob Bushby @rob_bushby]

@PeteCrane5 @JohnMuirTrust A Family #JohnMuirAward pioneer and schools champion, and with @MurrayFerguson1 & @CairngormsOL, guardians of a unique and influential 20+ year partnership with @cairngormsnews.
https://t.co/gFG4pZmohA

[Pete Crane @PeteCrane5]

Really saddened to read that the #JohnMuirAward is 'paused' by @JohnMuirTrust .... 18 yrs ago it changed my life, and went on to inspire local Grantown Grammar School to share the beauty & importance of nature through the JMA with over 2,000 pupils https://t.co/DR1Uc6diRv

[Anna Fleming @annamfleming]

Scottish mountain people! This Saturday I am giving a talk at Fort William Mountain festival on climbing, writing and creativity: from Time on Rock to an Alpine Summer. 5.30pm in the Nevis Centre. Please join us! 🏔️ https://t.co/rVBqlxNuCc

[SCRA @SCRAOnline]

Scottish Junior Ranger Award Introductory Webinars

Come along to hear about the award, how it works and how you may be able to use it to support young people in your area take an interest in their local environment.

Sign up for the online sessions by clicking the links below

[Merryn Glover @MerrynGlover]

Now this is a book that l've been wanting to read ever since I first heard about it on #AGoodRead with Harriet Gilbert. Would love a signed copy!

[Cairngorms Connect @CairngormsCo]

Join local musician @MhairiHall and ecological sound artist @DJCdelahaye to explore Loch Morlich, An Lochan Uaine, Loch Garten, Loch Mallachie, and the Uath Lochans in a way that you have never seen, or heard, before!

9 pm on @bbcalba and @BBCiPlayer!
https://t.co/bbJHwFTuDD

[Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews]

Tonight at 9pm, @bbcalba follows musician Mhairi Hall and sound recordist David de la Haye as they turn the sounds of our lochs into musical pieces in Ceòl Lochan a’ Mhonaidh Ruaidh | Underwater Cairngorms.

Watch live or on iPlayer at
https://t.co/ALaotYqLNq

📸 Hannah Bailey

[Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews]

🔥 Fire management consultation - tell us what you think!

Today we’re launching a consultation for people to share views on fire management in the National Park, including the potential introduction of fire byelaws.

Find out more and have your say at https://t.co/ySw0t3U9F9

[Grant Moir @cairngormsCEO]

As part of the work on fire management we have commissioned some work from @JamesHuttonInst on climate change projections for the #Cairngorms #NationalPark. Interesting projections that gives us lots to consider for future adaptation and management.

https://t.co/q0kwRJVNiw

[Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews]

Job opportunity: Beaver Project Manager

Work closely with partners to undertake stakeholder engagement, plan, develop and deliver a programme of work that will see beavers reintroduced into the National Park in 2023/24.

Apply now at https://t.co/1tWm4KFf5p

📸 | Laurie Campbell

[SCRA @SCRAOnline]

A 2021 survey of Ranger Services across Scotland requested by The Ranger Development Partnership has been summarised in this new infographic. We think these are impressive numbers despite the fact that many aspects of working with the public were limited due to the pandemic.

[Cairngorms National Park @cairngormsnews]

Are you passionate about the #Cairngorms #NationalPark and want to help shape the Park’s future for the benefit of its communities and wildlife? If so, you could stand as a candidate in the Park Authority board elections, taking place in March 2023: https://t.co/IYbpwC2cnj